#arrow 1x08

[forbescaroline]

favorite platonic relationships: john diggle and oliver queen “I see you, man, and I’m so sorry I wasn’t there to have your back during Crisis, but I’m here now. I need you to come back to us. You’re my brother. I can’t lose you, man. I can’t lose you.”

[angst-is-love-angst-is-life]

Helena Bertinelli on the other hand. No.

[1-crazy-dreamer]

[jbuffyangel]

Time for podcasting fun!!!! Justin Hartley is on my shit list, Yellowstone is everything, Oliver’s family continues to be a bunch of jerks, and once again we walk the long dark road of Lauriver with glimpses of Olicity sunshine.

[hope-for-olicity]

Things I Miss #8

So I’m not ready to re-watch yet but I miss what was my favourite show - so I’m reflecting. Thanks so much for those who made the gifs!

I’m doing this based on how the gifs are tagged so it may not always be 100% accurate…

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[allimariexf]

alli’s Arrow 1x08 rewatch thoughts

Dig’s psychoanalysis of Oliver regarding his need to save/fix Helena is so dead on, and he has every right to be pissed at him for trusting her so quickly. I mean, like I said in my episode 7 recap, I get that it seems Helena shouldn’t be beyond redemption, but it’s still totally rude of Oliver to bring Dig in, fail to listen to his advice, and then introduce unnecessary risk by casually letting Helena into the foundry and letting her meet Dig. I’m actually surprised Dig didn’t just up and leave for good at this point.

OH. THANK. GOD. FOR. FELICITY. She is so exactly what Oliver needs and he doesn’t even realize it. ^_^

I have always thought that Helena overreacted to the Oliver/Helena Tommy/Laurel double-date. I mean, Helena was the one who invited Merlance to join them for dinner, and Oliver did protest. And she accuses Oliver of still being in love with Laurel, but honestly he seemed to be behaving fine. And yeah, she’s the ex-girlfriend he told her about, but it’s not like he got a chance to tell her that. I can see Helena being a bit uncomfortable and bringing it up later with Oliver, but I don’t see cause for her to go storming off, and definitely not cause for her to give up on the entire “new way of doing things” that Oliver was showing her. I guess, disappointingly, the most logical explanation is that she truly has “gone over the edge.”

Eeee! Dig’s “Love isn’t about changing or saving a person...you opened up, took a risk...and when you meet the right person, you’ll be ready for her” speech is just the best. (And Oliver does that adorable laugh!)

AND THEN WE CUT TO FELICITY. :)

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[merlynqueensgambit]

That moment when Oliver manages to make even Helena uncomfortable.

[cogentranting]

“I explained to you that guns are weapons of emotion and instability”

because for Oliver they are. Guns were him in Russia and China. Guns were what he used when he killed pretty much indiscriminately. They were lead him to a point where he was bludgeoning people to death in Russia. They were what lead him to seek out the hood, and when he tried to get control of himself, he used the bow.